“Coverture and Marriage Law in Early America” by Dr. Catherine Allgor Presented on March 4, 2023

Coverture-a legal holdover from British colonial days-held that married women did not legally exist. During the American Revolution, with ideas of freedom, inalienable rights and Enlightenment everywhere, some women had hoped that this ancient oppression would be addressed. It was not, and the new nation began with coverture in place. It remains, like a ghost in our legal machine. Find out how coverture still haunts us and what we can do about it. The answer may surprise you!

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I am surprise that the comments are not turned off.

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We really need to know this history, then we will better appreciate feminism today.